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Manny Rivelo joined Francisco Partners Consulting in 2020 as a Senior Operating Partner.

Prior to joining Francisco Partners Consulting, he was Chief Customer Officer at Arista Networks, where he was responsible for the company’s global sales and field marketing functions. Manny has 25+ years of executive leadership experience in the technology sector in roles in public and start-up companies. Prior to Arista, he was President & CEO of AppViewX, a low-code infrastructure automation provider. Prior to AppViewX, Manny was President, CEO & Director at F5 Networks. Also, at F5 Networks, Manny served as EVP of Strategic Solutions, where he was responsible for launching and driving new market adjacencies in Security and Service Providers, Product Management, Marketing, and Business / Corporate Development. Prior to joining F5, Manny was employed by Cisco Systems, since 1992, most recently as Senior Vice President of Cisco’s Engineering and Operations group. While at Cisco, he oversaw roles in sales and multiple businesses, drove technical solution requirements for Cisco customers of all sizes and was responsible for operational excellence, standardization around processes and tools as well as enabling new business models.

Manny serves on the board of directors of Outdoorsy and Sandvine. He formerly served on the board of directors of SonicWall and director at WootCloud, Valtix and Fashwire.